A CASE STUDY Catholic Sisters In Uganda
A CASE STUDYCatholic Sisters in UgandaThe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’sCatholic Sisters Initiative
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A CASE STUDYCatholic Sisters in UgandaThe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’sCatholic Sisters InitiativeCenter for Religion and Civic CultureUniversity of Southern CaliforniaOctober 2017
ReligionUganda is a predominantly Christian country with a sizeableMuslim minority. The 2014 Census indicates that Catholicsare the largest Christian denomination, comprising around40 percent of the population, followed by Anglicans at 32percent and Muslims at 14 percent (Figure 1).10 The proportion of Catholics and Anglicans as a share of the overallpopulation has declined since the 2002 census. The Catholicproportion of the population declined by about 2 percent,while Anglican proportion declined by nearly 5 percent. Theproportion of Muslims has increased by less than 2 percentbetween 2002 and 2014. Pentecostal Christians have seen adramatic increase of more than 6 percent, but they still remain smaller than the other main religious groups, accounting for 11 percent of the population in 2014.fig. 1Uganda is situated in a politically volatile region of Africaknown as the Great Lakes Region. Border disputes, the intervention of its military in neighboring civil wars and the pursuit of transnational terrorists have led Uganda into armedconflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the CentralAfrican Republic, Rwanda and Somalia. The Ugandan government is also currently waging war within its own bordersagainst several rebel groups, including the Allied DemocraticForces as well as remnant enclaves of the Lord’s ResistanceArmy—a violently anarchic fundamentalist cult that for threedecades has taken advantage of regional ethnic animositiesand economic disparity, as well as porous borders betweenUganda and its northern neighbors, to engage in mass killings, looting and kidnappings.7As a consequence of this regional instability, Uganda hasbecome the largest refugee-hosting country in Sub-Saharan Africa, with nearly 1 million refugees from conflict inSouth Sudan alone.8 On average, the country receives 2,218refugees each day, and an additional 500,000 are expectedto arrive by the end of 2017.9 Regional conflict, internal strifeand the entrenched, anti-democratic bureaucracy of the Museveni administration all serve to amplify and perpetuate thechallenges hindering the development of Ugandan society.6Religious Affiliation in Ugandain 2002 and 2014Religious lims12.413.7Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical4.711.1Seventh Day dox0.10.1Others*1.91.4Non Religion0.90.2Total100100SOURCE: Uganda Bureau of StatisticsSECTION II. Country Background
Islam and Christianity entered Uganda later than other partsof Africa. Most accounts trace the introduction of Islam tothe mid-19th century. Christianity arrived in 1877, when thefirst missionaries were presented at the court of Kabaka Muteesa.11 As in other former British colonies, Uganda’s predominantly Protestant missionaries vied for souls with CatholicFrench missionaries such as the White Fathers.12Today the predominant Christian movements are represented in the Uganda Joint Christian Council (Catholic, Anglicanand Orthodox Churches), the National Alliance of Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches in Uganda, the Seventh-dayAdventist Uganda Union and the Born Again Faith in Uganda.The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) is the motherorganization and governing body of all Muslims in Uganda. Allof these religious organizations belong to the InterreligiousCouncil of Uganda.13fig. 2Catholic Institutionsin UgandaDioceses19Parishes500Hospitals36Health Centers286Primary schools4,781Secondary schools582Technical/Vocational Institutions148Universities4Banks1Radio stations7SOURCE: Uganda Episcopal ConferenceCatholic ChurchThe Catholic Church is a major presence in Uganda. It hasthe largest number of adherents, with 13.5 million Ugandansidentifying as Catholic, and it owns many of the educationaland health institutions that serve Ugandans, both Catholicand non-Catholic. Figure 2 provides a brief snapshot, revealing the scope of its institutional influence.The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) is the lead organization of the Church in Uganda, representing the Catholichierarchy and their collective social and pastoral ministriesin the country. The Conference’s activities are run through itsexecutive branch, the Uganda Catholic Secretariat.14 TheSecretariat in turn has 12 commissions and various departments that run the daily activities of the Church in Uganda.One of the key commissions under the UEC is Caritas Uganda. It was founded in 1970 to promote the socio-economicdevelopment work of the UEC. Caritas focuses on several keyprograms in Uganda, including poverty eradication, HIV/AIDSprevention, agriculture, good governance, organizationaldevelopment, and emergency response and preparedness.7
UN Sustainable Development GoalsUganda has pursued the sustainable development agendasince the first United Nations Conference on SustainableDevelopment in 1992. This pursuit has unfolded in threedistinct transition phases: post-war reconstruction (19861997), poverty eradication (1997-2009), and socio-economictransformation (2010-2020).However, Uganda was a late-comer as a participant in theUnited Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDG). According to the UN’s Uganda MDG Report published in 2015,Uganda achieved 33 percent of its targets, three times higherthan the performance recorded in the MDG 2013 report.Significant progress was made on access to HIV/AIDS treatment, reduction in the incidence of malaria and other majordiseases, and on some targets related to global partnershipsfor economic development.One of Uganda’s most important successes was under MDG1: Income poverty was reduced by two-thirds, surpassing the50 percent reduction goal. Another important achievementwas controlling the spread of malaria, the leading cause ofmortality for children under the age of 5.It was evident that progress in universal primary education,gender equality, maternal health, and HIV/AIDS care andprevention remains slow.Figure 3 provides a quick glance at Uganda’s performance inmeeting the MDGs.In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the goal toend poverty, improve health, reduce inequality and addressclimate change by 2030. To measure progress, 17 SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) were created, each with specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years. Each goalincludes a set of indicators to track success.Uganda was among the first countries to localize the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development.15 This process involvesimplementing a global agenda and adapting programmingand interventions in a national context. Uganda set up anational task force and conducted a national review of Uganda’s performance on the MDGs, as they relate to the SDGs.This review was conducted under the auspices of the UnitedNations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which has a central role in follow-up and review of theUN SDGs and a global level.16 The review was completed inAugust 2016.17MDG Progress Result Totals33%Achieved17%Missed Narrowly5%InsufficientEvidence17%No Targets828%Not AchievedSECTION II. Country Background
fig. 3Uganda’s MDG Results at a GlanceGOAL 1:Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerTarget 1A: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than on dollar a dayACHIEVEDTarget 1B: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young peopleNO TARGETTarget 1C: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hungerGOAL 2:Achieve universal primary educationTarget 2A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full courseGOAL 3:GOAL 4:Promote gender equality and empower womenReduce child mortalityMISSED NARROWLYImprove maternal healthTarget 5A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality rateTarget 5B: Achieve by 2015, universal access to reproductive healthGOAL 6:NOT ACHIEVEDof education no later than 2015Target 4A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rateGOAL 5:NOT ACHIEVEDof primary educationTarget 3A: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levelsMISSED NARROWLYNOT ACHIEVEDNO TARGETCombat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesTarget 6A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDSNOT ACHIEVEDTarget 6B: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need itACHIEVEDTarget 6C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseasesACHIEVEDGOAL 7:Ensure environmental sustainabilityTarget 7B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of lossTarget 7C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable acces to safe drinking water andTarget 8D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries through national andACHIEVEDACHIEVEDin developing countriesTarget 8F: In cooperaltion with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especiallyNOT ACHIEVEDinternational measures in order to make debt sustainable in the long termTarget 8E: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugsNO TARGETDevelop a global partnershop for developmentTarget 8B: Address the special needs of the least developed countriesMISSED NARROWLYbasic sanitationTarget 7D: By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellersGOAL 8:INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCEACHIEVEDinformation and communicationsSOURCE: Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development9
Funding LandscapeAid and philanthropy in Uganda has generally focused ona few key areas:i International relations;i Human rights (gender-based violence, democraticreform);i Health (HIV, malaria, infant/maternal health);i Poverty eradication;Philanthropic giving in Uganda has been fairly evenly dispersed across these areas over time. But since 2012, severalareas related to political accountability and gender-basedviolence have loomed larger in the funding landscape. Following several fraud scandals and the passing of an anti-gaylaw, many European Union states significantly cut fundingto Uganda.18 This development, combined with changes tohealth funding in the Trump era in the United States, has ledto further fluctuations in the giving landscape, including theemergence of non-Western donors such as China, which nowplays a major role in economic development.19i Agriculture; andi Economic development and trade.fig. 4Top 10 Official Development Assistance Recipientsin Africa (2012-2014)Funder20122013201413-yearaverage% of allrecipientsEgypt1,8075,5083,5323,6167%2 Ethiopia3,2213,8853,5853,5647%3 Tanzania2,8233,4312,6482,9675%4 Kenya2,6533,3122,6652,8775%5 Democratic Republic of the Congo2,8472,5832,3982,6105%6 Nigeria1,9122,5152,4762,3014%7 Mozambique2,0742,3152,1032,1644%8 Morocco1,4652,0042,2471,9064%9 Uganda1,6421,7011,6331,6583%10 Cote ,74253%51,13256,71554,19354,014100Other recipientsTotal ODA recipientsSOURCE: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development10SECTION II. Country Background
Foreign AidUganda is one of the top ten recipients in Africa of OfficialDevelopment Assistance (ODA), a widely used measure ofinternational aid flow.20 From 2012-2014, Uganda received anaverage of U.S. 1.7 million, placing it as ninth on the list ofAfrican countries receiving the most aid (Figure 4).fig. 6Sources of Foreign Aid forHealth in Uganda (2014)DonorUnited Statesfig. 5Uganda’s Official DevelopmentAssistance by sector in 2014committmentsUSD or228General Progress AidHumanitarianAmount of AID in USD million363Germany13Other Donors11Global Fund7United Kingdom2Japan1Total397SOURCE (figures 4, 5, 6): Organization for Economic Co-operationand Development10122Other6Total1908Aside from humanitarian aid, the ODA amounts by sector inUganda generally match overall giving and funding prioritiesin Africa (Figure 5). Like other countries in the region, Ugandahas seen ODA dollars diminish, post-2014, from traditionalsources such as the United States, the IMF and Europeannations. Non-traditional sources and non-Western nationshave begun to fill these funding gaps.The diversification of sources of foreign aid can be seen, forexample, in the health sector (Figure 6). The United Statesstill topped the donor list in 2014, followed by Germany.Other donors, which often include non-Western states suchas China and India, were the third largest donors. They werefollowed by the Global Fund, which is a partnership organization that relies on voluntary financial contributions from theprivate sector, foundations, individuals and donor governments.11
fig. 7Overall Grant-Making in Uganda (2006-2016)5,390 1.8 Billion5931,694Total Number of GrantsTotal Dollar Value of GrantsTotal Number of FundersTotal Number of RecipientsSOURCE: Foundation CenterPhilanthropySince 2006, Uganda has received a total of 1.8 billion dollarsin aid from 593 funders. This sum represents roughly 5,400grants distributed to nearly 1,700 recipients (Figure 7).While the number of grants given in Uganda has steadilyrisen over time, the total dollar value of grants to Ugandahas dramatically dropped since 2013, after anti-gay lawsand fraud scandals. The line charts in Figure 8 illustrate thedecline in dollar value (left) along with the increase in thenumber of grants (right).12Uganda’s largest areas of aid receipt are internationalrelations ( 450 million) and health ( 372 million), followedby community and economic development ( 348 million)and human services ( 268 million). Other areas that havereceived significant funding include agriculture, fishing andforestry ( 215 million) and human rights ( 205 million).SECTION II. Country Background
fig. 8Grant-making in Uganda: Giving TrendsTotal dollar value of grantsTotal number of grantsSOURCE: Foundation Center13
fig. 9Top 10 Grant-Makers in UgandaFunderCountryValue of GrantsNumber of GrantsUnited States Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States 777,960,804272Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationUnited States 268,204,38978The MasterCard FoundationCanada 241,448,982134Charity Projects – Comic ReliefEngland 84,320,09866The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee TrustEngland 62,259,1401Howard G. Buffett FoundationUnited States 29,954,90016The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationUnited States 28,078,50071Ford FoundationUnited States 22,795,511126American Jewish World Service – Donor Advised FundsUnited States 19,672,394140Netherlands 18,647,9316Nationale Postcode LoterijSOURCE: Foundation CenterPublic and private funders based in the United Statesdominate the list of the top 10 grant-makers funding projectsin Uganda. The data in Figure 9 indicate total funding foreach of the 10 grant-makers from 2006-2017.These grants-makers have focused primarilyon the following funding areas:i Healthi AgricultureNotably, only one of these funders, Jewish World Service,has focused on education, which could offer a uniqueopportunity for interfaith engagement.The cluster map in Figure 10 illustrates the linkages betweenmajor grant-makers. All grant-makers that appear in thetop-ten list are identified, along with other notable fundingnetwork hubs. Blue circles indicate funders, while orangecircles indicate recipients. The size of the circle is relative tothe number of grant dollars expended, thus indicating theorganization’s importance to the network.i Microfinancei Human Rightsi Water/Sanitation14SECTION II. Country Background
fig. 10Network of Top 10 Grant-makers in Uganda2006–2017 grants for activities in Republic of Uganda, 300 of 5,390 linksSOURCE: Foundation CenterThe cluster map illustrates that there are many linkages between major grant-makers in Uganda. Aside from a small numberof grant-makers that are isolated from the network, most grant-makers are connected through funding recipients, which createsopportunities for collaboration.Makerere University plays an important role as a hub for grant-makers in Uganda, receiving grants from many of the majorplayers in the region.2115
Catholic FundersSince 2006, 17 Catholic funders have made more than 200grants to roughly 100 recipients, totaling 3.4 million dollars.Figure 11 lists the top ten Catholic grant-makers in Ugandasince 2006.The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is the top funder focusedon Catholic giving in Uganda. The Foundation also representsa unique model of giving for Catholic funders in the country.A cluster map of Catholic grant-makers (Figure 12) illustratesthe existing network in this funding cohort. As the mapshows, most major Catholic funders in Uganda have focusedextensively on supporting the diocese, with many redundancies in funding among the recipients. The Hilton Foundationis isolated from this network, due to its relatively recent entryinto the funding landscape in Uganda. It also reflects the factthat the Foundation has directed its funding to a non-governmental organization (NGO) working with women religious onhealth concerns, rather than to existing Catholic institutions.fig. 11Top Ten Catholic Grant-Makers in Uganda (2006 – 2017)FunderCountryValue of GrantsNumber Of GrantsConrad N. Hilton FoundationUnited States 8,400,0005Koch Foundation Inc.United States 1,600,000133Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc.United States 239,04025The Loyola Foundation Inc.United States 203,42525Netherlands 181,16414The Greater New Orleans FoundationUnited States 67,00010Ruth Lilly Philanthropic FoundationUnited States 63,0001Molinello Family FoundationUnited States 50,0001Mercy Works Foundation Inc.United States 49,9001The Edward L. Rispone Family FoundationUnited States 46,1001Mensen met een MissieSOURCE: Foundation Center16SECTION II. Country Background
fig. 12Network of Catholic Funders in UgandaSOURCE: Foundation Center17
In addition to the 10 Catholic grant-makers, the Associationof Religious in Uganda (ARU), which represents Catholicsisters, has relationships with a number of other Catholicfunders.The international Catholic missionary organization MissioLudwig Missionsverein KdöR, based in Munich, has beenpart of the German branch of the Pontifical Mission Societysince 1922.22 Missio provides financial and other forms ofnon-material support for local churches in Africa, Asia andOceania. Missio funding covers:i Planning pastoral processes/programsi Training and continuing professional development andongoing formationi Establishing and strengthening local churchesand religious communitiesi Evangelization and pastoral programsi Media, resources and vehiclesi Buildings, fixtures and fittingsi Self-help and livelihoodMissio has funded a variety of projects in Uganda includingvocational education for orphans and vulnerable childrenin the Diocese of Masaka and financial support for the largepopulation of refugees, many of them South Sudanese, in theArchdiocese of Kampala.Porticus manages and develops the philanthropic programsestablished by the Brenninkmeijer family in the Netherlands.Porticus has four main areas of funding: education, society,faith and health care. Porticus has supported a variety ofprojects with ARU and other partners in Uganda, includinga collaborative project with Sense International and MangoTree (a specialist in materials development in Kampala) todevelop and test materials that parents can use to help themcommunicate with children who are deaf and blind.2318Menen met een Missie, fifth on the list of top Catholic donorsin Uganda, was founded in 1931 to support the work of DutchCatholic missionaries. In addition to funding ARU activitiesin 2010, Mensen met een Missie has funded several projectsin the country, including the training of community peacemediators in Northern Uganda where people have beentraumatized by the ongoing conflict between the governmentand Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army.24Founded in 1965 by Gerald and Henrietta Rauenhorst,GHR Foundation focuses on health, education and globaldevelopment, including their Sisters Support Initiative.25This initiative funded the Sisters of Mercy and ARU to helpsisters earn Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Masters degrees incounseling at a local university, so that they could addresstrauma on a personal and community.Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in UgandaThe Hilton Foundation is a newcomer to grant-making inUganda, initiating its activities in 2016. Figure 13 provides abreakdown of Foundation grants in the country.fig. 13Hilton Foundation Grantsin UgandaRecipient NameYearDollar Valueof GrantWater for People2016 3 millionAquaya Institute2017 2.5 millionInternational Rescue Committee2016 1 millionJibu2017 1 millionLifeNet International2016 900,000SOURCE: Foundation CenterSECTION II. Country Background
Most Foundation dollars have supported sanitation andclean water projects through the Foundation’s Safe WaterInitiative. These grants have connected the Foundation toother players in the field, such as the Bill and Melinda GatesFoundation.Through the Catholic Sisters Initiative, the Foundation hasalso recently made a significant grant to the LifeNet International to build the capacity of sisters to operate 22 healthcenters in Uganda.Given the Foundation’s recent foray into the Ugandan fundinglandscape and relatively low profile, there are many opportunities to gain influence and build capacity in the country. TheSisters Initiative is already the biggest grant-maker workingwith Catholic communities in the country and is poised touse its experience working with sisters to affect the UN SDGs,particularly those related to education, health and cleanwater.19
III.There are more than 3,700 sisters in 65 congregations acrossUganda today.26 Like much of East and Central Africa, thenumber of sisters In Uganda has dramatically increased since2005.27Catholic SistersAmong the first congregations of women religious to establishthemselves in Uganda were the French Missionary Sistersof Our Lady of Africa, also known as the White Sisters. Thecongregation arrived in 1899 and founded a novitiate in1908. Missionary sisters embedded themselves in Ugandancommunities by building education and health institutionsand developing relationships with local women. In 1910 thefirst three local sisters professed, founding the Daughters ofthe Virgin congregation, one of the oldest African Catholiccommunities of women religious.28Sisters are the frontline spiritual witnesses of the CatholicChurch in Uganda, providing essential pastoral and socialservices to their communities and delivering hope in areaswhere the country is afflicted by conflict and violence. Theywork in a wide range of ministries, from education andhealthcare to running small business enterprises.Sisters collectively represent themselves in Uganda throughthe Association of Religious in Uganda (ARU), a nationalreligious conference founded in 1968. In 1995, the organization expanded to include male religious congregations inUganda.29Sisters and the Catholic ChurchBecause sisters lead many Catholic ministries in Uganda,including both religious ministries and social service activities, they have a strong influence on the local and grassrootslevels of the Catholic Church. Yet, Ugandan sisters alsoreport that their influence wanes within the institutionalhierarchy, particularly compared to priests and bishops.Sisters cited issues around Canon Law that hinder womenfrom participating more actively in the Church, alongwith a culture of “women staying behind,” as some of thechallenges they face in their ongoing relationships with localCatholic institutions and other organizations.20SECTION III. Catholic Sisters
Sisters stated that they need to be more courageous, “tobreak the mold and take a risk” when developing newpartnerships, fostering financial and programmatic accountability within their own congregations, and taking leadershiproles in society at large. One sister said, “The nature of our[religious] life is prophetic, and we need to spearhead thisprophetic role.”fig. 14ASEC 2017 Survey, UgandaAlumnae Collaborative PartnersNumber of Alumnae Who Engaged in CollaborationN 64Diocese: 20 (31%)Sisters in SocietySisters in Uganda are trusted interlocutors betweencommunities, government and Catholic institutions. Sistersare also seen as role models for young women. Young sistersrun vocational education programs in some of the mostmarginalized communities in Uganda, providing guidanceand training for young women seeking a way out of violenceand poverty. For example, a young sister who is a graduate ofthe African Sisters Education Collaborative’s Sisters Leadership Development Initiative (ASEC’s SLDI) runs a vocationalcenter in a slum outside of Kampala. This vocational centerteaches young women the skills that they need to start smallbusinesses like hairdressing salons, catering companiesand sewing enterprises. Other young sisters who receivedtraining through ASEC’s Higher Education for Sisters in Africa(HESA) program recounted helping their fellow universitystudents with academic work, providing spiritual counselingand modeling good study habits and behavior both in andout of the classroom. Sisters could play a more significantrole in developing the next generation of leaders—particularly women leaders—in Uganda.Partnerships Involving SistersARU and congregational leaders discussed the need to takerisks in developing partnerships and in networking morebroadly. Sisters in Uganda have primarily collaborated withthe Catholic Church and Catholic organizations, but somealso have partnered with non-Catholic non-governmentagencies.Fellow Sisters: 11 (17%)Government: 10 (16%)NGOs: 12 (19%)Foundations: 6 (9%)Local Groups: 11 (17%)Within the Catholic world, sisters have partnered with theUganda Episcopal Conference, Catholic Relief Services andTrócaire, an Irish organization that raises funds for Churchpartners in the developing world. As detailed in the FundingLandscape section of this report, ARU also has relationshipswith a number of Catholic funders, including Misseo, Porticus,Mensen met een Missie and GHR Foundation. In addition toproviding funding for projects, these funders have supportedthe education of Catholic sisters.Outside the Catholic world, sisters have worked with LifeNetInternational (a grantee of the Sisters Initiative), Sense International, Jangu e.V., and others. Many of these connectionsare project- and congregation-specific. Broad engagementwith non-Catholic entities has been limited.ASEC’s 2017 alumnae survey shows that 100 percent ofrespondents (64) report having collaborated, after SLDI orHESA, with both Catholic and non-Catholic partners (Figure14). A diocese was the most common partner (31 percent),followed by NGOs, local groups, fellow sisters and government (16-19 percent). Only 9 percent had collaborated with afoundation.21
A unique initiative involving international and local partnerships is the All-Africa Conference: Sister to Sister (AACSS),established in 2002. It has been particularly successful inUganda. Started by an American sister with support fromUSAID, the project came out of a consultation with Africanwomen about HIV/AIDS.30 Regional conferences with womenreligious followed, and as a result, Ugandan women religiousdecided to visit as many convents as possible and hold theirown national conference. They learned that the greatestneed around HIV/AIDS was education and counseling.31 Thepartnership between ARU and AACSS led to the establishment of the Counseling Training Program for Sisters (CTPS)in March 2007 under the auspices of the University of Kisubi,allowing sisters to receive diplomas and degrees—includingMaster’s degrees—in counseling.AACSS also has hosted educational workshops in Uganda,Malawi, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia and Zimbabwe thathave trained more than 3,000 sisters. It has sponsored HIV/AIDS counseling and training programs that have educatedapproximately 150 sisters.32Challenges faced by SistersInterviews and focus group discussions with the ARU executive staff and other members identified key challenges thatthe organization and sisters in Uganda face: financial sustainability, human resources, formation, data and research andnetworking. These challenges mirror those faced by sistersin Zambia, though the specifics of how they affect congregations in each country may be unique.Financial SustainabilityLong-term financial sustainability is a major challengefacing ARU and Ugandan congregations. As the spiritualand education needs of sisters and their congregations haveincreased, ARU must keep up with demands for ongoingformation and leadership development for sisters at thenational level. These concerns are echoed at the congregational level, with increasing requests from dioceses andlocal communities for assistance.22The need to diversify income streams came across in interviews and discussions with ARU leadership and sistersfrom a broad range of congregations. Sisters remarked thatthe biggest challenge for them involves thinking “outsidethe box” to develop long-term financial plans, create newrevenue streams and leverage their current as
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